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In Tokyo, Japan crime is increasing at an alarming rate. In order to crack down on the rising crime rate a "citizen police" force is established. The "citizen police" force consists of ordinary people. One day, salaryman Hoichi is appointed as the 69th citizen police. Hoichi avoids his first mission. Instead, he stops by a convenience store for work and meets an employee there named Momoi. Hoichi's fate is changed by the meeting. (Source: asianwiki.com)
One day, a yakuza gang member is attacked in Roppongi, Tokyo. This is only a prologue to one man's revenge story, triggered by the events of twenty-two years ago. The flames of revenge burn in the darkness of the city... By the author of Hitoshi Tadano, Chief of Special Operations, Kimio Yanagizawa! (Source: Manga Box)
Yusuke Tashiro moves to Tokyo to attend Hojo High School, a private co-ed school. He is living alone in a house owned by his uncle and his wife who moved abroad, so he asks a real estate agent to help him find a roommate. However, due to a mistake by the real estate agent, he ends up living under the same roof with a cute, innocent, but strong-willed girl named Kei Yamaba. Akimi Sugimura, a smart girl in his class, also takes an interest in Yusuke. While Yusuke deepens his friendship with Akimi, he is unable to give up his feelings for Kei, and is torn between the two. As the university entrance exam looms, Yusuke tries to find the answer about his relationship with Kei and Akimi, as well as his future career path. (Source: Wikipedia, translated)
Kaneichiro Yamagata (45) is a novelist with a wife and children. He always aims for a "chic" way of life and is devoted to sake, gourmet food, and hobbies. The cheap apartment where Yamagata works is filled with eccentric residents. Together with one of them, Naoji Satake, he rode a classic car (Triumph TR3A, made in England) and headed for Yamanashi. Satake had been thinking about committing suicide due to the failure of his business, but as he listened to Yamagata's way of life along the way, he began to think again about living. (Source: Goma Books, translated)
Naoto Nonoshima; commonly known as Choku, is an office worker who works for a medium-sized company known as Maruju. Desperate and drunk, Nonomura wakes up the next day in front of a store called "Shop Jibun." By getting involved with the store, Choku experiences various encounters with different people. One encounter that stands out is Mina, a 19-year-old girl with mysterious powers. During these experiences, Nonoshima begins to question his job as an unskilled office worker and is compelled to make a decision. (Source: Goma Books, translated)
Hitoshi Ishida is a high school student who suddenly finds himself living alone after his father's company goes bankrupt and his parents run away in the night. Unlike his older sister Yuko, who lives in a dormitory on a scholarship and has excellent grades, Hitoshi, who has nothing to his name, ends up living in a shabby apartment. But then, Watanabe and Negishi say they will live together in the shabby apartment to keep an eye on things... (Source: CoMax, translated)
